Swing That Music

by Louis Armstrong

Overview

Not only biography, but also one of the earliest American attempts to trace the development of jazz."—from the foreword by Dan Morgenstern



The first autobiography of a jazz musician, Louis Armstrong's Swing That Music is a milestone in jazz literature. Armstrong wrote most of the biographical material, which is of a different nature and scope than that of his other, later autobiography, Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans (also published by Da Capo). Satchmo covers in intimate detail Armstrong's life until his 1922 move to Chicago; but Swing That Music also covers his days on Chicago's South Side with "King" Oliver, his courtship and marriage to Lil Hardin, his 1929 move to New York, the formation of his own band, his European tours, and his international success. One of the most earnest justifications ever written for the new style of music then called "swing" but more broadly referred to as "Jazz," Swing That Music is a biography, a history, and an entertainment that really "swings."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306805448
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	08/22/1993
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

Table of Contents

Part One

Jazz and I Get Born Together

In the Trail of "The Dixieland Five"

What is "Swing"?

Up the Mississippi

St. Louis Blues

Stormy Weather

With "King" Oliver on the South Side

To Broadway with Fletcher Henderson

"Ain’t Misbehain’" Sends Me

California, Here I Come

Highseas and High C’s

Record Fans and Hot Clubs

Swinging Through Europe

Jam!

I

Hope Gabriel Likes Our Music

Part Two: Music Section

Introduction to Swing

Armstrong in the Upper Register

Rhythmic Counterpoint

Swing Interpolation

Melodic Counterpoint

Rhythmic Obbligato

Melodic Obbligato

Examples of Swing on Ten Instruments